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Kupk, Arizona

Coordinates: 31°55′25″N 112°12′49″W / 31.92361°N 112.21361°W / 31.92361; -112.21361
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Kupk, Arizona
Kupk is located in Arizona
Kupk
Kupk
Location within the state of Arizona
Kupk is located in the United States
Kupk
Kupk
Kupk (the United States)
Coordinates: 31°55′25″N 112°12′49″W / 31.92361°N 112.21361°W / 31.92361; -112.21361
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyPima
Elevation1,844 ft (562 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
Area code520
FIPS code04-39070
GNIS feature ID24488

Kupk is a populated place located on the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation in Pima County, Arizona, United States.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 1,844 feet (562 m) above sea level.[1] Its name is derived from the Tohono O'odham ku:pik, meaning dam or dike.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Feature Detail Report for: Kupk". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Kupk (in Pima County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  3. ^ Bright, William (2013). Native American Placenames of the Southwest: A Handbook for Travelers. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 54. ISBN 978-0806189147.